Justice Department unearths $66 million SNAP fraud by USDA employees; new federal rule shifts fraud costs to states beginning ...

A $66 million SNAP fraud, one of the largest ever, has been exposed, involving a high-level USDA employee and a criminal ...

The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department as well as violations of animal welfare laws.

The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department as well as violations of animal welfare laws.

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources ...

Phyllis Fong, the former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was recently fired by the Trump White House, was reportedly escorted out of her office Monday.

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.

Former USDA Inspector General Defies Trump Order, Escorted from Her Office. Published Jan 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM EST Updated Jan 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM EST. By .

USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong ordered the mass extermination of healthy poultry in 2024, citing "mutating bird flu," in order to artificially inflate poultry and egg prices in the U.S.

Around 143,416 pounds of bologna were recalled due to the labeling error. Gaiser’s European Style Provisions Inc. has issued ...

In March, the USDA's Office of Inspector General notified California, Florida, New York and Texas of inspections of their SNAP programs to see if the states were improperly using administrative ...

The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department as well as violations of animal welfare laws.